If the factions can come to the principles of the deal, Rep. Barney Frank will talk to his sales manager, i.e. the economic teams of the outgoing and incoming presidents, try to get the CEOs to sign a piece of paper, and then they’ll write it up.

Signs you may not be good at your job

If you were an auto maker, Congress and the world would be trying to figure out how to save your butt and keep the global economy from going down the toilet.

Rep. William “Dollar Bill” Jefferson, the Democratic Louisiana congressman under federal indictment, was tossed out of office. And in the process, Congress gained its first Vietnamese-American member, Republican Anh “Joseph” Cao. Jefferson will have more time to spend that $90,000 he kept in his office freezer.

The U.S. has launched a drone to watch the U.S.-Canadian border. Sadly, this comes years after Celine Dion slipped over the border and into Las Vegas. At least we can keep William Shatner on this side.

For the tweakers

There is a new idea among substance abuse counselors that methamphetamine can cure heroin and cocaine addiction. If this works out, the guys in trailer park meth lab on one side of your neighborhood will be able to help out the guys in the crack house on the other side of the neighborhood. And isn’t that what America is all about?